NEED TO KNOW King Charles greets crowds during a visit to Lancaster Castle in northwest England The 76-year-old monarch is carrying out a day of engagements amid ongoing cancer treatment He’s ...

Lancaster Castle was built on the site of the fort which stood as a bastion against the forces of the ancient Picts and Scots tribes.

Previously closed off areas of Lancaster Castle are to be opened to the public for the first time in more than 50 years. A tour will allow visitors to see the entrance to the dungeon where the ...

King Charles made a memorable visit to Lancaster Castle on 9 June where he advised 101-year-old veteran Richard Brock to "keep drinking whisky”. The monarch, who remembered Brock from last year ...

Lancaster Castle's courtyard has re-opened to the public, with free tours of the castle's exterior being run daily from this week. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Lancashire Evening ...

King Charles has visited Lancaster Castle to meet D-Day veterans, including one who is 101 years old. Richard Brock is a World War II veteran who served in the East Lancashire Regiment and took ...

A woman has been appointed constable of Lancaster Castle for the first time by the Queen, more than 600 years after the role was created. Pam Barker succeeds Gordon Johnson in the post which dates ...

There were no further executions at Lancaster until 1853. A hangman’s noose from around 1820-30, used for public executions at Lancaster Castle during the reign of William IV.

In the North West, Lancaster Castle, Macclesfield’s Albert Silk Mills and Hyde’s towering gas holders are featured. The content of the photographs reflects the market demands of the time.

The Grade I-listed building closed as a prison in March 2011. Previously closed off areas of Lancaster Castle are to be opened to the public for the first time in more than 50 years.